Beijing, China: Temple of Heaven [001]

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Title Beijing, China: Temple of Heaven [001]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 59, Forbidden City Ming and Ching Palaces, 64
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1987
Subject Tian Tan (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Roofing, Tile--China--Beijing--Photographs; China
Keywords Tiantan; Ch'i Nien Tien; Peking
Spatial Coverage Beijing (China)
Description Photograph (detail) of tiles, unidentified complex building, Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China
Caption on Slide Tile detail (blue tiles, color of heaven), from precincts of the Ch'i-nien-tien (Temple of Heaven), Ching Dynasty, Beijing, China.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (Tiāntán) is a complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Tile Det. From precincts of the Ch'i-nien-tien (T. of Heaven), Ching Dyn. Blue tiles (color of heaven) Beijing, China"
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Rights Management This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
ARK ark:/87278/s6h13jwx
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 339532
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h13jwx
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